Adjustable bat tie



C. WHITE.

ADJUSTABLE BAT TIE.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. II, 1920.

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CHARLES WEMPE, @1F NEW Y'l, lll', Y.

i ADJUSTABLE BAT Tllll.

.hpnlioatlon died october 1i, i920. Serial lilo. 418,258.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known' that l, CHARLES WHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing,f in borough of Queens, city of New York', in the State of New York,'have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Adjustable Bat Ilie, of which the following is a specilication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

It has been proposed formerly to provide bat ties and neck ties with devices for permitting their adjustment to length.l but such devices have not been satisfactory either for the wearer or the manufacturer. They have usually included a buckle of some sort and have necessitated the doubling of some part of the fabric or the over-lapping thereof in such manner as to create a bulging or inflexible section which prevents the tie from slipping in the collar and oftentimes presses upon the neck of the wearer. Such adjustingr devices have been expensive t'or the manufacturer since they entail a great deal of special hand work. The result is that today it is usual to make up bat ties in five different standard lengths adapted, roughly for necks of varying' sizes. This condition requires the dealer to keep an unduly large stock of patterns on hand and-does not meet the requirements of the particular wearer nicely since the length can necessarily be only an approximation for different collar sizes. rllhe object of the present invention is to obviate this condition by providing an entirely practicable bat tie capable oic adjustment to length by the user and so constructed as to satisry manufacturing requirements. Ties as now constructed comprise two plies. ln the improved construe.- tion the tie is formed in two sections and the end oiZ one section is provided with a pocket between the two plies and the end oic the other section is provided with a flexible but stiffened tongue adapted to enter the said pocket and to be clamped 'therein by means of a suitable buckle or other retainint' device.. The tongue. in the interest oit cheapness. can be formed byl laying in a piece oiC cardboard. Celluloid or other suitable material between the two plies ot one section oi the tie and stitching' it in place. The invention will be described in greater detail in connection with the illustrated embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying' ,hawings in which Figure a view perspective oi? e ti shown in Figure l, and taken on the plane l indicated by the line 2 2 of Figure 1, lookine in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail view in, section showing the tongue clamped in the pocket.

The improved scarf is made in two sections, a, b, adapted to be engaged adjustably at their rear ends to form a tie oic suit able length. 'lhe rearend of one of these sections a is so stitched as to form between its plies an open ended pocket indicated at a while the rear end or" the other section is formed with a relatively stift" out flexible tongue indicated at b and adapted to enter the pocket a. The tongue b can be formed most conveniently and with the least expense by stitching between the plies ot the section o. a piece of cardboard, Celluloid, or other suitable sti1 but flexible material, indicated at 62. When the tongue b is inserted in the pocket o to an extent depending upon the desired length of the tie it must be clamped therein b v some means which are operable readily for subsequent readjustment it' needed and such clamping means must be of such character and so related to the sections oi the tie as to conform readily to the shape thereof and slide freely between the folds oi" the collar. The invention is not to be limited to the precise character of such clamping devices but it contemplates the provision'ol devices havingr the characteristics noted. Such clamp is indicated by way of example in 'Figure 2, as comprising; a metallic buckle c stitched to the fabric at the end of the section a and forming a mouth 'for the pocket a and carrying; a hinged clamping 'piece ci which can be moved by the finger to engage the tongue when in place or release it for withdrawal.

ln using' the improved tie it will be understood that the length ot the sections a, b, will be such as to accommodate necks of any size so that a range of sizes need not be carried in stock by the dealer nor considered by the purchaser. The clamp ci when swung into open position as shown in Figure @l permits the tongue li to be slid into the 'pocket a to an extent suhicient to term a tie oit proper overall length for the wearer.

lill@ lllill the section in adjusted relation'. When the clamp c yis indved into closed position it will lie along the section a and will not impede tree movement of the tie in the collar.

The construction described is inexpensive for the manufacturer., relieves the dealer of .the burden of different stock sizes and permits the wearer to readily'adjust the length of the tie to satisfy his individual taste.

What l claim is:

l. A tie of fabric formed in two separable sections having one section made up with two plies of fabric so stitched as to form an open pocket in the material, said pocket formed with a metal mouth, a exible but stift' tongue formed in the fabric at the end of the other section and adapted to be inserted in said pocket for a greater or less distance and means carried by said metal mouth and operable to engage the tongue i ,ee i 9one pocket and having a lever operable normally to engage the tongue when inserted in the pocket to hold "the two sections lixedly in such relation to give an overall predetermined length to fit the neck of the wearer.

This specification signed this 9th day of @ctojber A. D., 1920.

CHARLES WlllTE.

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